John Lewis CEO role shelved; UK audit firms achieve ‘operational separation’; will AI put paid to negotiating?; US auditor shortfall.

Big Four doing well from audit; companies on track with revised UK governance code; profit and governance at OpenAI.

A head of stewardship warns that asset managers being ‘totally scattered’ puts long-term sustainable performance at risk.

Private equity audit investments under scrutiny; US zombies and shareholder rights; City hungry for further reforms.

London’s Capital Markets Industry Taskforce asks watchdog to move from ‘apply and explain’ model to ‘comply or explain’.

The quality of many non-FTSE 350 company financial reports is ‘concerning’, the Financial Reporting Council’s review found.

The Internal Audit Code of Practice from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors aims to restore trust in corporate governance.

House of Lords to debate UK audit reform; case study on Disney vs Trian activist investors; award for research into ESG and governance.

The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors has published the code to boost independent assurance and bolster corporate governance.

Companies are complying with the governance code, but ‘continue to struggle’, finds research on behalf of regulators.